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Monday, April 19, 2010

A Tale of the Signing

It was a little surreal and in some ways hasn't even set in yet. I have personally shopped at this particular BORDERS since it opened about 12 years ago. And while I dreamt of writing up a big fatty fantasy novel back then I don't think I even believed I would get it into that store until I was a very old man. Back then I kinda thought sure I'll write when I have time-which I don't right now, I am an adventuring 20 something, I have too much living life and gallivanting to do. But marriage and kids change things...so...being home much more often I got to thinking on how much I ought to get going on this dream of mine. To everyone wanting to do something-You have to make the time or it will never come-that goes for every single thing you want to do in life-you make the time and make it happen. It took a lot more work and drive than I ever previously imagined to stick it out and even finish a rough draft that people could tell me sucked, and from there the refining fire tempered it until I had something I was proud enough of to submit. 3rd time was the charm, that's pretty darn good from what I usually hear of peoples first manuscripts.

In any case its out there now for strangers to glimpse into my thoughts and workings, my imaginations and barely concealed tales of youth, its out there exposing me to the world and it's what I want to share. Thanks to all the old friends that turned out and here's to all the new ones, may it be the beginning of a lifetime of ink splattered enjoyment for both of us.

31 comments:

Well done my friend. I am proud of you. I hope that you find much success with this and all your dreams. you have inspired me. Now all I have to do is find the time!! I can't wait to get my copy but I will wait for your personalized copy.

Thanks Karen-I will sometime soon maybe after I can get some more buzz going or something-need that word of mouth.

Thank you Nisa, I appreciate the sentiments.

Glad you liked that Kim. Thats the kind of thing I was trying to come up with on the fly for everyones book.

I appreciate it Charles, it was a real nice place to sign and also great to be told it was the best showing/sell for a new local author they had ever had.

Lisa-no I didn't practice signings before hand-I probably should have-the very first guy who got a book has it dedicated to him-but I forgot to write my own name! and then he left-I discovered my omission with the second and third guys.

I love my signed copy. I'm a book addict (aren't we all), but there's something uber special about opening the cover and glimpsing the author's signature. And of course, it will be worth a billion dollars in 10 years or so. You're working on that, right? ;)

Woohoo! Real excited for you David, this is too awesome. We're still waiting for Amazon to ship our copy over. Trailer turned out great, it was fun to work with you on that and thanks for all your advice and feedback. (Thanks to everyone for compliments on the art.) Congrats to you, David, a lot. Way to stick it out, can't wait for your future books. NOw if this thing will post and not vanish like it did last time.

Congratulations, that must have been so exciting! Cool helmet, too -- did you bring that in place of a sword? It looks vaguely familiar -- is it Roman? Anglo-Saxon? No, wait, it must be Spartan. *g* I hope you had a great time, and that this is the first of many successful book signings for you! :D

I went to Borders last night to pick up my copy, but I asked for "Heroes of the Fallen" by Adam West LOL, The poor girl had no idea why I was laughing... :) Found your book in the end, can't wait to read it!

David J. West

David can’t remember a time he wasn’t writing. From
the primordial splash of a drowning
Atlantis to a pair of vigilantes' six-guns blasting raw justice in the
old west. From obsidian tipped arrows raining down on Cumorah’s slopes,
to crusaders'
broadswords sweeping over shadowy terrors, and on to the cold vacuum of
space and the birth of a new star, David is there, recording it all for
your edification and amusement.

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